China's daily token usage tops 175 trillion, now exceeding training-era totals
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-11-03
A government-backed report cited by SCMP says China's average daily token calls now exceed 175 trillion — surpassing the total tokens used to train its models. The milestone indicates inference demand has outgrown training consumption, signaling rapidly growing real-world demand for AI services in China.
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